Starozhilovsky District
district in Ryazan Oblast, Russia
Starozhilovsky District (Russian: Старожи́ловский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Ryazan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,007 square kilometers (389 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Starozhilovo. Population: 17,136 (2010 Census); 17,954 (2002 census); 17,762 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Starozhilovo accounts for 29.7% of the district's total population.
Notable residents
Pyotr Gannushkin (1875–1933), psychiatrist, born in the village of Novosyolki
Vasily Golovnin (1776–1831), navigator and Vice Admiral, born in the village of Gulyniki
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Рязанская областная Дума. Закон №128-ОЗ от 12 сентября 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Рязанской области», в ред. Закона №56-ОЗ от 27 июля 2012 г.
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